Guidlines for Evaluating Online Information.
Authority
Accuracy
Objectivity
Currency
Coverage
Authority: Is there a author or sponsor organization? What are there qualifications? Are they well known? Is there info about author or sponsor? Is there a way of verifying the information? Is there contact info? What is the extension?
.com- a for profit company
.edu- an education institute
.org- a non-profit organization
.gov- a govemental agency
.html (look for personal name, ~ or %)
Authority
Accuracy
Objectivity
Currency
Coverage
Authority: Is there a author or sponsor organization? What are there qualifications? Are they well known? Is there info about author or sponsor? Is there a way of verifying the information? Is there contact info? What is the extension?
.com- a for profit company
.edu- an education institute
.org- a non-profit organization
.gov- a govemental agency
.html (look for personal name, ~ or %)